tigrão

Portuguese

Etymology

From tigre +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈɡɾɐ̃w̃/ [t͡ʃiˈɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tiˈɡɾɐ̃w̃/ [tiˈɣɾɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: ti‧grão

Noun

tigrão m (plural tigrões)

  1. augmentative of tigre: large tiger
  2. (Brazil, colloquial) hunk (physically attractive man who conquers lovers)

Further reading

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